BRUSSELS/KIEV (Reuters) – European officials proposed sweeping new sanctions on Tuesday to starve Russia’s companies of capital and technology as punishment for Moscow’s intervention in Ukraine, where Kiev officials said Russia was bolstering an “invasion” force. …read more Source:...

Author(s): Dan Alexe putin_barroso.jpg Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on 2 September accused Western nations and NATO of supporting what he called the “party of war” in Kiev. Lavrov referring in part to calls by senior Ukrainian officials for the country to abandon its non-aligned status and seek NATO membership. NATO, at a...

Author(s): Dan Alexe 51534960.jpg A Russian official is complaining that EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso breached confidentiality when he quoted President Vladimir Putin as saying Moscow could take over Kiev in two weeks if it wished. …read more Source: New...

Leak reveals Russian president told José Manuel Barroso that his forces could conquer Kiev if he ordered them to do soVladimir Putin has said Russian forces could conquer the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, in a fortnight if he so ordered, the Kremlin has confirmed.Moscow declined to deny that the president had spoken of taking Kiev in a phone...